2017 First-Class Forever Stamp,WPA Posters: Discover Puerto Rico, U.S.A.
# 5183 - 2017 First-Class Forever Stamp - WPA Posters: Discover Puerto Rico, U.S.A.
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US #5183
2017 Discover Puerto Rico, USA – WPA Posters
- Pictures famous Workers Projects Administration (WPA) poster
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: WPA Posters
Value: 49¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: March 7, 2017
First Day City: Hyde Park, New York
Quantity Issued: 100,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Double-Sided Booklets of 20
Tagging: Nonphosphored type III, overall
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate the Workers Projects Administration (WPA) and its many accomplishments.
About the stamp design: Pictures the “Discover Puerto Rico, USA” WPA poster from the Prints & Photographs Division of the Library of Congress. Designed by Maribel O. Gray in collaboration with art director Antonio Alcalá. The poster was created to support the ideas of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal programs.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York.
About the WPA Posters set: Includes 10 different stamp designs picturing different WPA posters from the era of FDR’s New Deal. Issued to celebrate the Workers Projects Administration and its contributions to the economy and American culture.
History the stamps represent: Along with the rest of the world, Puerto Rico struggled during the Great Depression. Agriculture, industry, and commerce slowed and a large hurricane caused nearly $50 million in damage. But its status as a US territory delivered much-needed aid through the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
In 1935, President Franklin Roosevelt created the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA). This agency provided both immediate relief and lasting reconstruction for the hard-hit island. One of the first and most important efforts was agricultural rehabilitation, which sought to give everyone a fair share of the land for farming. Additional improvements included electricity, better roads, reforestation, and housing.
In addition to providing financial stability to the people, the WPA renovated historic sites and buildings and promoted tourism. The WPA Writer’s Program produced books which told the island’s history, creating increased interest to travel there.
Plus, the Federal Art Project created exotic posters enticing Americans to visit Puerto Rico. All of these efforts helped lift Puerto Rico out of the Depression, reinvigorate its economy, and become one of the world’s top tourist spots.
US #5183
2017 Discover Puerto Rico, USA – WPA Posters
- Pictures famous Workers Projects Administration (WPA) poster
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: WPA Posters
Value: 49¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: March 7, 2017
First Day City: Hyde Park, New York
Quantity Issued: 100,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Double-Sided Booklets of 20
Tagging: Nonphosphored type III, overall
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate the Workers Projects Administration (WPA) and its many accomplishments.
About the stamp design: Pictures the “Discover Puerto Rico, USA” WPA poster from the Prints & Photographs Division of the Library of Congress. Designed by Maribel O. Gray in collaboration with art director Antonio Alcalá. The poster was created to support the ideas of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal programs.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York.
About the WPA Posters set: Includes 10 different stamp designs picturing different WPA posters from the era of FDR’s New Deal. Issued to celebrate the Workers Projects Administration and its contributions to the economy and American culture.
History the stamps represent: Along with the rest of the world, Puerto Rico struggled during the Great Depression. Agriculture, industry, and commerce slowed and a large hurricane caused nearly $50 million in damage. But its status as a US territory delivered much-needed aid through the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
In 1935, President Franklin Roosevelt created the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration (PRRA). This agency provided both immediate relief and lasting reconstruction for the hard-hit island. One of the first and most important efforts was agricultural rehabilitation, which sought to give everyone a fair share of the land for farming. Additional improvements included electricity, better roads, reforestation, and housing.
In addition to providing financial stability to the people, the WPA renovated historic sites and buildings and promoted tourism. The WPA Writer’s Program produced books which told the island’s history, creating increased interest to travel there.
Plus, the Federal Art Project created exotic posters enticing Americans to visit Puerto Rico. All of these efforts helped lift Puerto Rico out of the Depression, reinvigorate its economy, and become one of the world’s top tourist spots.